Central Oil Engineering and Refining and Chemical Engineering are among the top ten in the world.
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Engineering construction is one of the most important industries in the petroleum industry. The ground construction of oil and gas fields, the construction of refineries, the construction of offshore platforms, etc. all require the participation of petroleum engineering companies.
Recently, the famous American academic journal "Engineering News Record" (ENR) released the ranking of "Top 250 largest engineering construction contractors in the world". In the oil field, what are the major engineering companies around the world? Let’s take a look together.
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No.1 American Berked Engineering Company
BECHTEL
ENR Ranking: No. 13, the world's
Berked Engineering Company is a company with a history of 120 years and is well-known in the engineering industry. Berked has a wide range of business areas, covering infrastructure for aviation, transportation, water conservancy, petroleum and petrochemical projects.
Berkede's oil and gas and chemical department has the ability to design and build pipelines, petrochemicals, oil and natural gas infrastructure. The total length of the pipelines it has built has exceeded 80,000 kilometers, more than 50 oil and gas fields have been served, and more than 380 petrochemical projects have participated.
This company is also the world's top in LNG project construction. Its LNG project built in Queensland , Australia, was awarded the best engineering project in the world selected by the Engineering News Record in 2016.
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No.2 American Fulu company
FLUOR CORP
ENR Ranking: No. 17th in the world
ENR In the field of petroleum engineering construction, Fulu company is also a well-known century-old store, with its business involving oil and gas, chemical, biology, mining, electronics, etc. In the early stages of development, Fulu Company relied on the construction of oil and gas infrastructure such as oil refineries and pipelines to achieve rapid growth. The business was then extended to oil drilling, coal mines and other fields.
Before the 1980s, Fulu's business was mainly concentrated in the oil field. But after the sharp drop in oil prices starting in 1984, Fulu Company launched a diversified business strategy, weakening the proportion of oil business.
However, today, Fulu Company still has strong strength in the field of oil engineering construction, and a considerable part of its revenue comes from the oil and gas field, and has cooperated with many Chinese companies in the oil field.
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No.3 South Korea Hyundai Heavy Industry Group
HYUNDAI ENGINEERING
ENR Ranking: No. 19th in the world
ENR Ranking: South Korea is at the world's leading level in oil and gas engineering construction, and has borne many first-class engineering companies. Hyundai Heavy Industry is the most representative company. This company is also a comprehensive heavy industry company and is the world's largest shipyard.
Hyundai Heavy Industry has participated in more than 450 process installation projects around the world, most of which are related to oil and natural gas, covering the construction of oil and gas fields, petrochemical plants, LNG and offshore platform facilities.
South Korea is currently the third largest LNG importer in the world. Hyundai is a representative enterprise of South Korean industry and has strong strength in the LNG field. In 2008, the company also participated in the construction of the LNG project in Zhuhai, China.
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No.4 Deshinib FMC
TECHNIPFMC
ENR Ranking: No. 21st in the world
ENR Ranking: 21st place in the world
Deshinib FMC is a full-cycle project service provider serving the energy industry. It was formed by the merger of French Technip and US FMC Technologies in 2017. It is currently headquartered in London, England.
This company's business mainly includes underwater engineering, marine and land engineering, and ground engineering. Specifically, it includes the construction of offshore platforms, refining plants, floating LNG and other facilities. Deshinib FMC is particularly outstanding in the field of marine engineering.
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No.5 South Korea Dalin Industrial Company
DAELIM INDUSTRIAL
ENR Ranking: No. 37th in the world
Han's petrochemical industry is also at a very leading level in the world. Dalin Industrial Company is a representative of the Korean petrochemical industry.This company is at the world's leading level in petrochemical and petrochemical engineering construction.
Dalin Industry has a long history and was founded in 1939. It is the first construction company in South Korea. Its EPC business covers more than 40 countries around the world.
Dalin Industrial’s specific business involves refinery construction, LNG device construction, natural gas field facility construction, etc. In terms of petrochemical business, Dalin Industry also produces basic petrochemical raw materials such as naphtha and synthetic resin.
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No.6 China Petroleum Group Engineering Co., Ltd.
CPEC
ENR Ranking: No. 42nd place in the world
Central Oil Engineering is a company under CNPC Group responsible for engineering construction business. The company is mainly engaged in petroleum engineering design, construction and general contracting related businesses with oil and gas field ground engineering, storage and transportation engineering, refining and chemical engineering, environmental engineering and other services as the core.
CNPC completed its reorganization and listing in February 2017, becoming one of the world's largest petroleum engineering construction companies. This company also has very deep engineering construction business experience and has participated in the construction of large-scale engineering projects such as Surig Gas Field, Iraq Hafaya Oil Field, West-East Gas Pipeline, Dushanzi Petrochemical, etc.
CNPC is also the world's largest international engineering project contractor, with business covering more than 60 countries and regions around the world. In recent years, CNPC has participated in some very large international projects, such as the US$2.52 billion project of the Russian Amur Natural Gas Treatment Plant.
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No.7 Japan Nishui Co., Ltd.
JGC CORP.
ENR Ranking: No. 49th in the world
ENR is one of the most famous engineering and construction companies in Japan. It was founded in 1928 and its predecessor was Japan Gasoline Company. The company has participated in nearly 20,000 engineering projects, covering nearly 80 countries around the world.
In the field of oil and gas, Rishi Co., Ltd. has almost involved the entire industrial chain from upstream to downstream, providing services to many large oil companies.
This company has particularly outstanding strength in LNG project construction and is an absolute leader in the world. In 2018, the Ichthys LNG project, which was launched in Australia with an investment of up to US$34 billion, was mainly contracted by Nikkei Co., Ltd.
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No.8 Spanish United Technology Company
TECNICAS REUNIDAS
ENR Ranking: No. 55th in the world
ENR Ranking: The world's 55th
Spanish United Technology Company is the most well-known petroleum engineering construction company in Europe, mainly focusing on carrying out turnkey industrial projects. Since 1960, the company has carried out more than 1,000 large-scale installation construction projects around the world, with business covering more than 50 countries around the world.
This company has particularly outstanding strength in refining and chemical engineering, but it also covers offshore and onshore oil and gas field construction, LNG device construction, oil and gas field pipelines and compression station construction, etc. In 2010, Spain United Technology Company also participated in the construction project of CNOOC Zhuhai LNG storage tank and receiving station.
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No.9 British Pattafa Company
Petrofac
ENR Ranking: No. 62 in the world
ENR Ranking: One of the most famous engineering companies in the oil industry, has been engaged in oil and gas engineering construction for more than 37 years. Its business mainly involves the design, construction, operation and maintenance of oil and gas equipment.
Patfa currently has operations in nearly 30 countries around the world, including the construction and operation of offshore oil and gas equipment, gas injection projects in oil fields, and LNG construction projects.
In addition, PatFat also has personnel training business, which not only provides employee training for many large oil companies, but also serves and operates multiple large petroleum engineering technology training centers.
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No.10 Sinopec Refining and Chemical Engineering (Group) Co., Ltd.
SEG
ENR Ranking: No. 68th in the world
ENR Ranking: The world's 68th
Sinopec Refining and Chemical Engineering is an integrated engineering service provider and technology patenter controlled by Sinopec Group. It was listed in 2013 and its business covers many fields such as petroleum refining and petrochemical, coal chemical, natural gas chemical, environmental engineering and public engineering.
This company is also one of the world's largest international engineering contractors. It has entered the international market since the 1990s, with business covering Middle East , Central Asia, Asia-Pacific, Africa, South America and other places. At present, the refining and chemical engineering is committed to building refining and chemical technology and equipment into the third national business card after high-speed rail and nuclear power.
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Sinopec Zhongyuan Petroleum Engineering Company
ENR Ranking: No. 188th in the world
ENR Ranking: No. 188th in the world
It is worth noting that in addition to CNPC Engineering and Refining Engineering, Sinopec Zhongyuan Petroleum Engineering Company has also entered the "Top 250 largest engineering construction contractors in the world" this year.
Zhongyuan Petroleum Engineering is one of the earliest oil companies in China to "go global". It has been deeply engaged in overseas markets for many years and has been particularly influential in the Middle East.
